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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella hirsuta

A spikemoss of the Guiana Highlands in Venezuela and Guyana, recorded at 850–1540 m. Labels place it in forest on white sand and in mossy upland and cloud forest on the talus slopes of Roraima. It wants cool nights, shade and a lean, sandy, acid medium.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels describe dense forest on white sand with Eperua, Dimorphandra and Dicymbe, mixed upland and cloud forest on bouldery white-sand talus below Roraima, and tall mossy forest in a stream valley.

Recorded at 850–1538 m, median 1405 m.

VenezuelaGuyana

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.